Doctor Funkenstein:Corvus: Doctor Funkenstein: FTFA: The program was created during the Reagan Administration and expanded in 2005 to cover mobile phones.

So, naturally, they're called 'Obamaphones' by the baggers.

I pointed out the fact above to some teaparty nut and he said he already knew that but he said that was no reason to stop calling them "Obamaphones"

I've had pretty much the same conversation with self professed conservatives before. There really isn't anything you can say to those people that can bring out a reasoned response on any subject. Many of them can't even be engaged in any subject without devolving into nonsensical right wing talking points. Not all that long ago at work, a few of us were in the break room during lunch. I asked one girl if she could pass me the ketchup. She picked up the Heinz bottle and, with a huge shiat-eating grin, announced "Look, one for each state!" while pointing at the 57 varieties label. How the fark do you respond to something like that?